Texas History Exam 1 - Unit 1 & 2

known for creating the first map of the northern Gulf of Mexico.

took over expedition after De Soto died, in 1592 entered East Texas and made first recorded contact with Caddo Indians there.

a person of Mexican heritage who considers Texas home

religious settlement run by Catholic priests and friars

Adventurer who was a nobleman who joined an expedition of some 300 explorers who went from Hispaniola to investigate Florida in 1528, he lived among Indians and treated them as well. He wrote a book about his life in Texas called "Relacion"

Spanish military bases built to protect the missions

Columbus's first voyage of discovery quickly led to the creation of a Spanish empire in America.

Overshot the mouth of the Mississippi river by 400 miles and landed at Matagorda Bay on the coast of Texas in 1685. Lost the Belle and the Aimable.

On April 2, 1690, an expedition of 110 Spanish soldiers and four Franciscan priests crossed the Rio Grande and headed toward the site of La Salle's attempt to colonization on Gracitas Creek. Governor Alonso de Leon of Coahuila and Father Damain Massanet were among the party.

Ended French and Indian War, France lost Canada, land east of the Mississippi, to England, New Orleans and west of Mississippi to Spain

In the 1780's, Spain kept a close eye on the United States. Gave free reign for immigration to Louisiana and use of the Mississippi, but wanted to keep Americans out of Texas.

Filibuster: came to U.S. from Ireland, caught wild mustangs.

Phillip Nolan was killed because he refused to stop visiting illegally. Was basically stealing mustangs.

When the Spanish arrived in Texas they turned to Caddo indian word "techas" , which means friend, " into "Tejas" and began using that word for all Indians. The transition from "Tejas" to "Texas" came easily since x and j have the same pronunciation in Spanish. It appeared as early as 1689, thus Texas derived its name from the Caddo word, and the state's motto, "Friendship".

coastal plains, great plains, mountain regions, and low plains (seashore)